Landscapes & nature
Kalahari Desert
desert in southern Africa
Botswana · -23.0000, 22.0000
Kalahari Desert is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 4 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“According to Uys, N!xau would be flown back to his home in the Kalahari Desert every three or four weeks to prevent him from suffering from culture shock.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Kalahari Desert as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- The Gods Must Be Crazy 1980
- Animals Are Beautiful People 1974
- Strike Back 2010–2020
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Walking with Cavemen
2003–
“In South Africa, Walking with Cavemen footage was filmed in the Southern Kalahari Desert, the Augrabies Falls National Park and the Orange River regions.” Wikipedia
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Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Kalahari Desert?
4 productions are recorded as filmed at Kalahari Desert, including The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980), Animals Are Beautiful People (1974) and Strike Back (2010–2020). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Kalahari Desert?
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980), covered by 49 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Kalahari Desert?
Kalahari Desert is in Botswana. Its coordinates are -23.0000, 22.0000.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Winfried Bruenken (Amrum), CC BY-SA 2.5.